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Paul Daniels is one of the world's leading magicians. A star of stage and television. Now he reveals his professional act in a DVD set that will be a landmark in magic publishing history. This is essential viewing for anyone wanting to become a professional magician. All the details are here, including his famous Electric Chairs. This is the expert's guide on creating a working act and how to have a career in magic and succeed.

ENGLISH DVD BOX SET SUBTITLED IN 4 LANGUAGES:ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS, ESPAÑOL and JAPANESE

Total running time: 10h07m

WHAT THE GREATEST ARE SAYING...

"How many Magicians do you know who can walk into a theater with just a small briefcase and perform an hour long show for a thousand people, and absolutely ROCK THE PLACE? When I say "ROCK THE PLACE", I am talking about a performance that the audience will be talking about for years to come. Amazing magic, hysterical comedy, improvisation, charm, wit, style... these are all elements used in such a performance. How many Magicians can you name? I can think of very, very few names. I can count them on my fingers. It is a short list, and PAUL DANIELS is the first name on the list!

PAUL DANIELS is a rock star of magic! He has spent his life perfecting his craft. He has entertained millions of people around the world, both on TV and in person. And now he is sharing his knowledge with the magic fraternity. He is teaching his "A" materiel and more importantly, teaching the thinking behind this materiel. Every magician who wants to be successful should listen carefully to what he has to say."- LANCE BURTON

"Paul Daniels is a living legend of magic. He has a vast amount of knowledge and experience that can now be yours. Paul personally helped me learn the skills I needed to be a better performer. Listen, watch and learn from this master of our art.- JEFF MCBRIDE

"The Paul Daniels one cup/ball routine is a my ideal of the perfect piece of magic. I worship at the altar of Paul Daniels."- TELLER

“Paul Daniels is the greatest British magician of the last quarter of the 20th Century.” So said
John Fisher (TV producer) at the Magic Circle Centenary in 2005.

It is very rare for a
working pro to give away his full act. Many have published the explanation of their tricks but
rarely the real secrets, the nitty gritty, the minute details that have come from years of
performing experience and make a huge difference to the presentation.

Paul’s early
professional years were the workingmen’s clubs in the north of England. If you didn’t get them in
the first thirty seconds, you were dead in the water. After achieving great success in the clubs
Paul went on to do a number of summer seasons, theatre shows in the West End (the first in 1981 ran
for nearly 18 months), fifteen seasons of The Paul Daniels TV show on BBC1 prime time Saturday night
viewing. Did I mention the touring show, the thousands of private shows and being a quiz show host?
Enough! He’s more than paid his dues.

So what’s in store with BRAVURA?

Disc One:
Fortunately for us and future generations the performance of Paul’s act on the first DVD is not
flawless. Were it so it would be much more difficult to learn from. Here, Paul is performing for an
audience whose first language is not English, so little hiccups arise and you can see how he handles
these get keeps everything flowing. That alone is a masterclass. The show runs for fifty minutes.

Disc Two: Paul goes into great detail explaining all these routines and the psychology
behind them and though I have seen him many times and knew ‘basically’ how the tricks were done I
was swept away by the psychology and attention to detail. The explanations which run for two hours
were still somewhat of a revelation.

There is so much thought and planning behind every
little detail to ensure smooth running of the show and maximum entertainment value without
sacrificing the magical effect.

Now that these routines have been taught and explained in
great detail there is nothing to stop you or anyone else going out and doing them but if you do you
will be missing the whole point of this four DVD set. It is not mentioned anywhere on the DVDs or
the promotional material but there is a theme that permeates right through over and over again. I’ll
come back to that point in a minute.

Disc Three covers a number of other stand-up routines
that I’ve seen Paul use over the years, particularly in his full evening theatre shows. His six-card
repeat is a masterclass in turning a classic card trick into a stage-filling piece of entertainment.

You’ll also discover his work on the Classic Force, including the timing and misdirection
for the ‘Behind the Back Force’. In the impromptu section you will find the full presentation with
gags for ‘The Vanishing Saucer’ which is worth the price of admission. Not to mention a whole range
of tips and handlings for tricks you probably already know but don’t perform. Yet!

Disc
Four has sections on the business of magic and again is crammed with practical, real world advice.
He gives a technique used by Judy Graland to generate energy before going on stage. She must have
passed it on to her daughter Liza Minelli because at the 1988 Sinatra/Davis Jr/Minelli concert in
Landsdowne Road rugby ground Liza burst onto the stage as though she had been plugged in and that
energy flowed right across the pitch up to the back of the stadium. Truly awesome.

Luis de
Matos has done his usual excellent job with the production and packaging. He’s also the interviewer
- there are four interviews with Paul and one with Paul’s wife and assistant, Debbie McGee - and has
obviously done his homework from the detailed questions he asks.

These DVDs will bear many
repeated viewings and each time you will learn something new. There is no padding here, no fluff,
just solid, practical routines and advice from, as John Fisher said, “…the greatest British magician
of the last quarter of the 20th Century.”

I mentioned earlier that there is a theme that
runs through this DVD set even though it is not mentioned or specifically referred to.

BRAVURA is not about Paul Daniels or his act or the other tricks or magic in general.

It is about The Art of Presenting Yourself To An Audience.

This DVD set is about YOU
and how YOU can best present YOURSELF and YOUR magic to YOUR audience.

It is an
extraordinarily generous gift from a man at the top of his profession to us and to future
generations and in my opinion the most valuable DVD set yet released in magic.

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This DVD should be viewed by anyone who wants to really entertain and not just do magic. All Paul's
great routines are here (read the add) but the best bits are when Paul is talking to the camera
about venues, getting applause, making it entertaining. In these sections there is so much solid
wisdom from one of the greatest magicians in the world.

Sadly many who need this will
study the tricks and ignore the rest. As Paul says 'I got a letter from a 10 year old illusionist,
anyone can do tricks, we must learn to entertain'